Mister Pip. Lloyd Jones
Well, it was an impulse buy. I’d missed all the hype. Perhaps it was the laid-back morning I’d had, the long sleep…not to mention the pleasant, delicious lunch with my old friend SunnyO (The Long Bar on
I have already mentioned my frustrations with the Penguin website. This morning I was disappointed that such a major publisher as Penguin has no information about the novel on the Penguin NZ website. (OK, so perhaps I should poke around all the different websites until I find something? Hey, that's work.) No, no, I'm finished with information architecture and corporate clients, I don't want to even start thinking about how it could be better—but it isn’t that hard, and they have such fantastic books and it could be just so much better. I try not to use this blog as a soapbox for whining but come on Penguin...
posted by harvey molloy @ 10:03 AM
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The Listener this week, reviews Mr Pip very favourably.
It's about a teacher in Bouganville (circa 1990) who engages his students by having them read Great Expectations.
And lunch was yummy. We'll have to do it again!
Sure, Llew, next time my shout! Back to school on Monday. . .
You'll be pleased to know that Mister Pip is on the Penguin website. We will hopefully have a new website early next year.
Penguin Books (NZ)
I think that it's great that Penguin does take notice of bloggers. And to Penguin's credit the site is a lot more friendly to book lovers than on my last visit. Given Penguin's vast collection of books I can see the Penguin sites as being key online resources for teachers and students alike. That's what I'm waiting for...
Positively the most enjoyable book I have purchased for a long time. Looking forward to finding some of his earlier works.
Bill Davis. FNQ
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